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500 miles on rebuild, wat now

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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 06:17 PM
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500 miles on rebuild, wat now

500 miles of my breakin are done, i already changed the oil, can i increase rpm past 4000 yet? anythting else i need to know?
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Old Apr 1, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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yeah still go easy for 500 more, just taht you can put more throttle on now. and then change the oil again.
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 01:14 AM
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read racing beats breakin procedure at racingbeat.com
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:12 AM
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hey who did your rebuilt on your engine? and how much did it cost? email me @ paposwing14@aol.com
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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safe to take her up to 5000 rpm? i couldnt fgind the racing beat guide, imma look again thou, if someone could link that would be great
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Old Apr 2, 2004 | 01:14 PM
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i didn't get past 4k til after 1k miles, but didn't really start winding out the gears til well after 2k.
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